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You Can Make Your Baby A Strong Man This Halloween

Posted: 02 Oct 2013 04:00 AM PDT

This Halloween, show that you encourage his (or her) sideshow obsession by offering your babe this great strong man costume complete with a plush 150 pound weight. Then your little one will know that you will encourage their dreams so they don't need to runaway and join the circus because you'll be right their supporting their off-beat career choice the whole way. Etsy seller TheWishingElephant can help you make your baby's dream come true with this great costume available on their shop.

Stripes Ruby Slippers Socks

Posted: 02 Oct 2013 03:00 AM PDT

 

Stripes Ruby Slippers Socks

Ding Dong! The witch is dead. Which old witch? The wicked witch!

Wake up, you sleep head. The wicked witch is dead and you get to wear her socks instead. Yo-ho, yo-ho, yo-ho, yo-ho.

Slip into a pair of these wickedly fun socks from the NeatoShop. The set is designed to look like the feet of the dead Wicked Witch from The Wizard of Oz. They are a fabulous and comfy way to celebrate the 75th anniversary of your favorite film. 

Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more great Footwear and fantastic The Wizard of Oz items. 

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Baby Chick Snuggles with Cat

Posted: 02 Oct 2013 03:00 AM PDT

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A little chick finds a soft place to cuddle up and sleep, right under Oscar's chin. Oscar doesn't seem to mind. -via Tastefully Offensive

A Model to Explain Cultures across the World

Posted: 02 Oct 2013 02:00 AM PDT

Richard Lewis, a British linguist, is a consultant who helps businesses communicate and promote their services in foreign environments. To help understand the differences between cultures, he created this model. National cultures tend to be either linear-active, multi-active or reactive. What does this mean? Lewis explains:

Linear-actives — those who plan, schedule, organize, pursue action chains, do one thing at a time. Germans and Swiss are in this group.

Multi-actives — those lively, loquacious peoples who do many things at once, planning their priorities not according to a time schedule, but according to the relative thrill or importance that each appointment brings with it. Italians, Latin Americans and Arabs are members of this group.

Reactives — those cultures that prioritize courtesy and respect, listening quietly and calmly to their interlocutors and reacting carefully to the other side's proposals. Chinese, Japanese and Finns are in this group.

I'm inclined to agree with his placement of the dominant culture within the United States. It's linear, but tends toward a bit of multi-activity. We're essentially a commercial republic. Or maybe that's just how I'd like to see my own culture.

-via Ace of Spades HQ

POLL: Does Lewis's model fit with your impressions of different cultures?

  • Yes, his descriptions are reasonably accurate.
  • No, they're just stereotypes.
  • Just show me the answers!

Five/Five

Posted: 02 Oct 2013 01:00 AM PDT

Brandon Todd is 5 feet 5 inches tall. He wanted badly to be able to dunk a basketball, which is hard enough for basketball players who are much taller. Todd wanted it so bad that he trained for three years, inspired by Russian power lifters, and gained 85 pounds of muscle. The inspiring story is told in this film from 522 Productions. -via Metafilter

Yoga Poses for the Rest of Us

Posted: 02 Oct 2013 12:00 AM PDT

You want me to do what with my body? Sorry, but it hasn't bent like that in years, if ever. But I might be able to manage these poses by Jason Novak. Even if I can't get into the Extended Anger pose, I can definitely get into the mood. You can see more drawings in Mr. Novak's yoga series here.

Custom Toothbrush Cleans Your Mouth in Seconds

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 11:00 PM PDT

Blizzident is the name of a custom-made full-mouth toothbrush that supposedly cleans all your teeth in just six seconds. Just put it in your mouth and grind your teeth a little, and you're done! It looks a bit like an anglerfish and the video of the brush in action is kind of frightening.

All Blizzident-bristles are tailored to your own teeth. They are placed on the surface of your teeth in a 45 degree angle. They are also aligned exactly along your gumline in a 45 degree angle.

Additionally there are interdental bristles between all your teeth.

For tailoring we use a 3D model of your teeth (created from an impression or scan of your teeth by your dentist).

Blizzident costs about $300, plus whatever your dentist charges to make the impression. However, you can get a "refurbished" set for less. Refurbished toothbrush? I think I'll stick with the free ones my dentist hands out. I really don't mind the two to three minutes it takes to brush the old-fashioned way. -via Geekologie

(Image crédit: Blizzident)

Adorable Baby Laughs in His Sleep

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 10:00 PM PDT


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He's cute, right? Maybe not. He could be laughing maniacally while dreaming of torturing his enemies. We aready know that babies delight in the suffering of other people.

-via Blame It on the Voices

Bacon S'Mores

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 09:00 PM PDT

Jill and John love s'mores so much that I almost call a s'more intervention. Almost.

Instead, I decided to join in on the fun, now that I found this bacon weave s'mores over at Nick Chipman of Dude Foods. He made the s'more square the same size as half of a Hersey's Chocolate bar. That ended up being three pieces by two pieces of bacon.

Why bacon? Nick said, "I'm a huge fan of salty and sweet combinations, so combining little squares of bacon along with Hershey's Chocolate and marshmallows was really a no-brainer to me."

Now that's a piece of s'more I'd try in a heartbeat!

Knight Errant

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 08:00 PM PDT

If you're on a quest and you can't tell who the mark is, you're the mark. This knight should have known better. He's lucky to still have the horse.

Mark Pain draws Pain Train, a great webcomic that I've just discovered. 

-via Invisible Bread

<i>Rocky</i> In Real Life

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 07:00 PM PDT

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Everyone in Philadelphia knows Rocky when they see him! Dan Black recreated Rocky's famous run through the streets, gathering a mob of 100 or so kids, ending at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and delighting everyone along the way. Most of the kids were recruited for the stunt, but there were several who joined in along the way, urged on by their parents!

This is the first episode of a series called Movies in Real Life, from Improv Everywhere. They will recreate a different movie every Tuesday. See behind-the-scenes pictures and read how they pulled it off at the Improv Everywhere site. -via Laughing Squid

Submarine Surfaces in the Middle of a Street

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 06:00 PM PDT

(Photos: URDesign)

As a publicity stunt, the ad agency M&C SAATCHI created the distinct impression that a submarine had accidentally surfaced through a street in Milan, Italy. The sudden and destructive appearance of L1F3 was a promotion for Europ Assistance IT, an insurance company.

The lesson appears to be that you need extra insurance just in case this happens on your street.

The agency went to great lengths to make this an almost convincing fake news story, including appearances by rescue workers, videos of the event taking place and interviews with the sailors. The captain, if I follow him correctly, claims that he was briefly distracted while driving.


(Video Link)

-via NotCot

Monster Work Gloves

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 05:00 PM PDT

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Monster Work Gloves

Have angry villagers been making a mess of your castle? Don't attack the mess just yet. Make sure you have the proper tools for such a monster of a task with the Monster Work Gloves from the NeatoShop. This spooktacular pair of anti-skid gloves features a Frankenstein style motif. They are great for keeping your hands toasty and warm as you get to all that dreadful fall cleaning.  

Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more great Winterwear and fantastic Halloween items.   

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Librarian Shaming

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Librarian Shaming is an online confessional for librarians who have fallen from grace. Oh, for shame! And some of them are so racy that I thought it best not to republish them here.

Since my library director reads Neatorama (hi boss!)* I want to make it clear that I have committed none of these disgraceful misdeeds.

Except for getting shushed by a patron. Yeah, that once happened to me, too. But to be librarian shamed, I would have to have a sense of shame. As an uncloseted brony, I think that you can rule out that possibility.

-via Amanda Brennan

*Also: my mother-in-law.

Extinction Empathy Tattoos Commemorate the Extinction of Not-So-Cuddly Species

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 04:00 PM PDT


Photo: Samantha Dempsey

Extinction is forever, and so is a tattoo, so why not combine them together?

Design student Samantha Dempsey noticed that it's pretty difficult to get humans to notice extinction of animals that aren't cute or charismatic (it's much easier to raise awareness for, say, the giant panda, versus some measly insects). "It's upsetting that, though other animals are just as importnat to our genetic diversity as a planet, no one pays attention to them," she said to The Smithsonian.

So, she devised a clever and hip solution: a set of temporary (bah! Still cool though) tattoos to commemorate the extinction of the oblong rocksnail, St. Helena giant earwig, and the Pasadena freshwater shrimp.

In the project called, Extinction Empathy Tattoos, Dempsey created a set of posters featuring digitally tattooed models as well as temporary tattoos as giveaways. From the Smithsonian:

For this first foray into temporary tattoo production, Dempsey chose animals that, in her eyes, had at least one redeeming physical quality despite their otherwise homely appearances. For the Pasadena freshwater shrimp, it was its curly antennae, and with the St. Helena giant earwig, it was the sweeping shape of the insect’s pincers. “I tried to find what was beautiful about each of the ugly animals,” she says. Guided by this endearing feature, Dempsey determined the overall layout of the tattoo.

“Because they were extinct, there aren’t a lot of photographs of them, or the photos are hard to find,” Dempsey explains. Some of the tattoos are drawn directly from images but others are a blend of scientific illustrations she could find of both the particular species and of modern animals related to it. “It was a little bit of sleuth work,” she says. “There is slight artistic interpretation as well, because it had to fit into the tattoo style.”

Read more over at Dempsey's official Extinction Empathy Tattoos project page.

The Lizard with Green Blood (Just Like Spock!)

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 03:00 PM PDT


Photo: Christopher Austin/Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science

Mr. Spock, the green-blooded Vulcan on Star Trek, would've said himself this is fascinating. Louisiana State University biologist and NatGeo explorer Christopher Austin studies a species of lizard, the Prasinohaema skink, that has green blood.

Actually, the skink, found almost exclusively on Papua New Guinea, not only has green blood - it has green bones and tissues as well. It's even got a green tongue, Austin remarked in this news article over at National Geographics. But why? It turns out that the animal has an unusually high concentration of the bile pigment biliverdin.

Biliverdin is a pigment that results from the breakdown of hemoglobin, which gives blood its red color. In humans, they're the reason that some bruises are green in color. Too much biliverdin is toxic and gives humans the disease called jaundice, so it's a mystery how the reptile could survive.


Photo: Christopher Austin/Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science

Austin speculated that the high level of biliverdin in the skin could actually be beneficial:

“It’s surprising because at these concentrations of bile pigments in the blood, [the skinks] should be completely jaundiced, if not dead,” Austin said.

Austin hypothesizes that the lizard evolved to tolerate the biliverdin because it may provide protection against a group of parasites called Plasmodium.

Best known for causing malaria in humans, Plasmodium also causes malaria in reptiles and birds. Austin believes that the presence of toxic biliverdin instead of hemoglobin may make it harder for Plasmodium to infect the skinks.

Carrie Arnold of National Geographic has the rest of the story.

Extraordinary Collection of Counterculture Literature Up for Auction

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 02:00 PM PDT

Hundreds of books, objects, and ephemera from Beat Generation writers will go on the auction block on October 10th at PBA Galleries in San Francisco, including many inscribed and autographed items.

They are from the collection of Rick Synchef, who talked to Ben Marks about the legendary authors, songwriters, and poets behind the collection. These include Jack Kerouac, Tom Wolfe, Allen Ginsberg, Neal Cassady, Ken Kesey, among others. Music is represented, too, on posters signed by the rock stars of the counterculture '60s.

Pictured here is The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, signed by most of the people associated with the book. The books are what every college student of a certain age had in their bookcase at line time, but the autographs make them priceless. Read about the collection and see a gallery of what will be offered, at Collectors Weekly.

Featured Costume: The Taco

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 01:00 PM PDT

Through the month of October, Neatorama will feature our reader's Halloween costumes of the past. The very first costume picture sent in was this tasty taco! Emily Towers' grandmother made this costume for her.

My grandmother made all my Halloween costumes growing up. She was a very talented seamstress.  For the 4th grade I told her I wanted to be a taco, my favorite food. She was from Hungary, and didn't know what a taco was. But she bought some magazines and did her best down to the sliced tomato pillows. I got to lead the parade at school!

That looks spicy -and adorable. Thanks, Emily!

Send us a picture of your most memorable Halloween costume! Email it to tips@neatorama.com and then look for it on the Halloween Blog during October. The best costumes will win a t-shirt from the NeatoShop! 

Water Drumming

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 12:00 PM PDT

Wanna play the drum but don't got no, well, actual drums? That's not a problem for the women of the Baka people of Africa. As long as they've got the river, they've got drums:


Water drumming - via metafilter

Add yodels (by "yellis," Baka women yodellers) and forest harp (a "ngombi" made out of raphia palm) and you get beautiful Baka music. Like this one from the album "Baka in the Forest," from Orchéstre Baka Gbiné:

Live recording in the Cameroon rainforest by Martin Cradick of Baka Beyond, singing Topé malangui bodé, ma'anjo ayé ("Give me one bottle, I'm thirsty"):

It Depends on How You Define "Incest"

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 11:00 AM PDT

A Nicholas County (West Virginia) deputy and a state policeman went to arrest 28-year old Kelcey Nicholas for violating his home confinement. They arrived to find Nicholas having sex with 21-year-old Lataura Jarrett. Nicholas is married to Jarrett's mother, so he is her stepfather. Jarrett is married to another man. After consulting with the county attorney, police charged both Nicholas and Jarrett with incest, a felony that carries a 5- to 15-year sentence. West Virginia state law includes "the natural daughter of a person's husband or wife" in its definition of "daughter." 

You can see why the law is written this way: to protect children in the family home from sexual assault by a stepparent. But should it apply to a 21-year-old woman? Jarrett was 16 when her mother married Nicholas, a man only seven years older than her. Jarrett moved out of the family home when she became an adult, but the article does not make clear how old she was then. The two have been charged with seven counts of incest each. If there was sexual contact between the two before Jarrett reached the age of majority, it would only make sense that Nicholas would be charged with more counts. The news article does not say how far back the charges go. -via Arbroath

POLL: Should two consenting adults who are related only by marriage be charged with incest?

  • If they were both adults when the sex began, no.
  • Yes, we have to draw the line somewhere.
  • The law is fine, but should be applied on a case-by-case basis, depending on the circumstances.
  • I have no opinion; just show me the answers.

Whatever You Do, Just Don't Call Emily Bear a Child Prodigy!

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 10:00 AM PDT


Emily Bear/Official Photo

This. Is. Phenomenal.

Emily Bear is an accomplished pianist and composer. She's composed over 350 pieces for the piano and six albums - including one produced by jazz legend Quincy Jones that hit number 3 on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Chart - and performed at the White House and Carnegie Hall. And she's only twelve years old!

Andrea Bear, Emily's mother, said that the girl showed extraordinary musical talent from the cradle. "As a baby, she would sing back lullabies to me in perfect pitch. By 18 months, she was experimenting constantly at the piano. At just past 2 years, my mother thought it was my [older] son playing. She was composing tangible pieces since she was 3. By the time she was 4, she was having pieces published and distributed by Hal Leonard."

The wunderkind's list of achievements goes on. At the age of 5, she had her concert debut, and one year later, she was invited to play at the White House. Then, at the tender age of 9, Emily made her Carnegie Hall debut, performing her own orchestral composition with a 110-piece orchestra and a 220-voice choir.

Emily's first appearance on the Ellen Show in 2007 (she's only 7 at the time).

Emily Bear, age 11, performing a medley of her own compositions with the Santa Fe Concert Association (December, 2012). Songs include "Plain Old Me," "The Love in Us" and "Journey to My Heart."

My favorites, however, are video clips where Emily is just having fun improvising. Like this one, where she had fun with Makoto Ozone, playing Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.

But whatever you do, do not call her a prodigy. Earlier today, NPR's David Greene interviewed the gifted musician and her mom Andrea Bear to find out why they avoid labeling Emily a "prodigy." (She also played some on-the-spot music in that interview that's absolutely delightful!)

More about Emily: Official Website | Discography at Amazon - if you have Spotify, she's on there as well. Check it out!

Whodunit: Mrs. Krenshaw's Spare Key

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 09:30 AM PDT

The following is a Whodunit by Hy Conrad featuring Sherman Oliver Holmes, a mysterious crime solver and great-great-grandson of Sherlock Holmes. Can you solve the crime?


"I hate to bother you, Mr. Holmes."

Sherman's neighbor, Mrs. Krenshaw, led him across the street from his house to hers, a tidy Victorian gem set in the pristine white of a recent snowfall. The elderly widow was remarkably self-sufficient and walked with a strong, confident gait.

"I know I ought to go to the police," she said in a fluttering voice. "But Hank and Edgar are both such good friends. If you could find some way of getting my vase back without calling in the authorities..." She pressed her hand into his. "You're so very clever about these things."

Sherman blushed and cleared his throat. "Tell me about the vase, Mrs. Krenshaw."

She spoke eagerly. "You know that TV program, America's Treasures, the one where people bring in antiques and the experts tell where they came from and how much they're worth. Well, I had this old vase handed down to me by my mother. I took it over to the Armory yesterday, where they were filming the show. An expert appraised it at $20,000. It was all very exciting, being on TV and having such a rarity."

"And you think either Hank or Edgar broke into your house and stole it?"

"I don't know what else to think. Look."

Sherman looked. In the middle of the lawn sat a flowerpot on top of a stump. A single set of footprints crossed the snow-covered lawn to the stump then crossed away again toward the front door. Mrs. Krenshaw trampled through the snow to the stump.

"The house was unlocked when I got home from shopping a few minutes ago. I never leave it unlocked. Sure enough, the antique vase was gone. Then I saw these footprints out here. I came right over to you." She lifted the flowerpot and pointed to a key hidden beneath it. "I know it's stupid to leave a key out here like this, but everybody does it."

"Both Edgar and Hank know where you keep your spare key?"

"Yes. And they knew about the vase. I just had to tell them my wonderful news."

Once inside the house, Sherman telephoned Hank, Lyda Krenshaw's next-door neighbor, and Edgar, a gentleman friend who lived two blocks away. Hank was the first to arrive.

"I've been home all morning," Hank explained. He was a young, slight bachelor and didn't seem outraged to be considered a suspect. "I was paying bills at my desk. It's got a view of the street and I didn't notice any cars stopping or people walking by. Of course, I wasn't staring out the window every second." Sherman checked the man's shoes. They were wet from the snow, but his trouser legs appeared dry.

Edgar rang the bell a few minutes later. He seemed more annoyed by Sherman's inquiries. "I took my dog for a walk this morning. I passed by this block, but I didn't see anyone. And I certainly didn't go into Lyda's house."

Sherman left the men and joined Mrs. Krenshaw in the kitchen. "I'm not sure I can help you," he admitted. "Was the vase insured?"

She thought for a moment. "I suppose it's covered by my homeowner's policy. Does this mean you don't know who took it?"

"Oh, I know who took it. I just don't think you'll like the answer."

WHO STOLE THE VASE?

WHAT CLUE GAVE THE THIEF AWAY?

Show Answer

The whodunit above was provided by American mystery fiction author Hy Conrad.

In addition to his work in mystery and crime puzzles, Hy was also one of the original writers for the groundbreaking TV series Monk.

Currently, Hy is working on mystery novel series "Abel Adventures" as well as the Monk series of novels, starting with Mr. Monk Helps Himself (published by Penguin, order from Amazon here)

Check out Hy's official website and Facebook page - and stay tuned for more whodunits puzzlers on Neatorama from the master of whodunit mysteries himself!

How's the US Government Shutdown Affecting You?

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 09:00 AM PDT


Chart: Keith Collins, Jennifer Daniel and Karen Yourish/The New York Times

So. The government of the United States of America, the world's largest superpower, has shut down due to political bickering between the Republicans and the Democrats largely over Obamacare.

You didn't need us to tell you that. That much you already know.

The topic, as you'd expect, is everywhere on the news and Internet. But we'd like to know how this government shutdown - the first in 17 years (the last one was back in 1995 and 1996 when Newt Gingrich-led Congress feuded with President Clinton) - affected you. Government shutdowns are quite rare, and the last time it happened it wasn't as doom-and-gloom as people thought it would be.

But that doesn't mean that the shutdown does not have terrible effects on some people. How about for you? Does the US government shutdown affect you badly? In what ways?

POLL: Does the US Government Shutdown Affect You?

  • Yes
  • No
  • I Don't Know! Just Show me the answers!

Wizard of Oz Jigsaw Puzzle

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 08:30 AM PDT

Wizard of Oz Jigsaw Puzzle

There's no place like home to celebrate the 75th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz. Roll out the red carpet, slip into something comfy, and get cracking on this 1,000 piece jigsaw puzzle. This impressive puzzle is a great way to introduce your all-time favorite film to the next generation of Wizard of Oz fans. 

Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more great Wizard of Oz items. 

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51 Sweet and Spooky Halloween Treats

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 08:30 AM PDT

Want something sweet for Halloween? Then you won't want to miss this fantastic holiday recipe round up from Sugar Kissed. The Oreo Cakester bats are a cute treat that couldn't be simpler, but if you're looking for something a little more complex, try your hand at baking a Frankencake. Personally, I'd like to try my hand at the cinnamon caramel apple pumpkins. Whatever you're into though, there's certainly one recipe here you'll enjoy.

Obamacare vs. The Affordable Care Act

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 08:00 AM PDT

(YouTube link)

The TV show Jimmy Kimmel Live! did a segment illustrating what you've read elsewhere: that Americans don't like Obamacare, but they do like the Affordable Care Act. Which are exactly the same thing, only the names are changed. Keep in mind that these "man on the street" interviews are always highly edited, and if you were asked the same question and gave the correct answer, you wouldn't be included in the final cut. Some Americans know what's going on. -via Viral Viral Videos

The new health exchanges through which uninsured people can buy group health insurance are online today as part of the Affordable Care Act. However, since it is the first day, and a government shutdown is in effect, tech support is finding it difficult to keep up with glitches. If there is any tech support.

For more information on the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, see an FAQ posted at the Washington Post.

Does the Breakfast of Dali Beat the Breakfast of Champions?

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 07:30 AM PDT

Sure, Salvador's Breakfast might be a little hard to eat, but if you live in the surreal universe of Dali, melting crepes are hardly your biggest problem. DeviantArt user WildOrchidRain made this delightful creation for breakfast one morning and it looks like it would be fairly easy to replicate as long as you have a nice knife and a good table to dangle your crepe off of.

The Forgotten Dynasty Of The Ryukyu Islands

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 07:00 AM PDT

The islands that are now the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa were once their own kingdom. The Ryukyu Kingdom was completely separate from Japan and had its own imperial dynasty. The small kingdom had no army, so it paid China to defend the kingdom. Meanwhile, the kingdom was known for its world-class traders, traveling Asia in ships bought from China. In 1609, Japan invaded and conquered the Ryukyu Kingdom and kidnapped its king. That's when things got weird.

Japan wanted to keep the fact that they ruled over the islands a secret to avoid disrupting the Ryukyu Kingdom's trade with China and other countries. The now-powerless Sho Dynasty continued to pay China for defense, while providing Japan an avenue for international trade. Read about how the Japanese got away with this deception for 270 years, and what the Sho Dynasty's descendants are doing today at Tofugu.  -via the Presurfer

Cool Minimalist Posters Based On Classic Fairy Tales

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 06:30 AM PDT

Everyone knows classic fairy tales, especially the ones that Disney has taken on in their films, to the point that even one small picture can be used to identify the story in question. That's the brilliance of Christian Jackson's minimalist fairy tale posters. Each one features just one (or a handful) of images from these classic tales and the name of the story, though you could probably identify most of these without having the name there to help.

Via Enfuzed

The Golden Goose Awards

Posted: 01 Oct 2013 06:00 AM PDT

(vimeo link)

The United States funds scientific research that may seem useless on the surface. However, that's how science works -every new discovery adds to a body of knowledge that may one day lead to life-changing or even life-saving results.

The Golden Goose Awards recognizes those federally-funded research projects that lead to significant breakthroughs, sometimes many years later. This video gives you a closer look at three of the 2013 recipients of the Golden Goose Awards. Read more about them and their fellow honorees.

Meanwhile, the U.S. government shutdown will reduce the National Science Foundation's workforce from 2,000 to about 30. The work of scientists who are not federal employees but are supported by by the NSF will continue, but they won't receive any payments while the shutdown is in effect.

-via Metafilter

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